Seasonal start above expectations for Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets in the West, while Edmonton and Colorado do not fully unlock and continue to disappoint, but never when San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators. All the statistics and odds updates, and the big matches that await us this week from 21st to 27th October. NHL Week 3 Hockey Predictions.
NHL Week 3 Hockey Predictions: updates on the divisions
The second week of the regular season NHL Ice Hockey has gone to the archive, let’s go and see how things are going, starting with the Eastern Conference.
Atlantic Division: the Panthers lead but are not convincing
I Florida Panthers they immediately want to make it clear that this year they are able to defend the title won last year, the first time of the Stanley Cup in Florida, and they have done so by starting the new season with 9 points already won which at the moment allow them to be at the command of the Atlantic Division at +2 sui Boston Bruinswho however played one game less.
Further back i Tampa Bay Lightning but they have only played 4 games (three fewer than Florida), winning 3. The feeling is that Tampa can become a protagonist again and can once again join the top 2 in the class to win the division.
There is also always great anticipation about Toronto Maple Leafs who started with a 3-2-0 record, and with a defense that is conceding very little, but it is the attack that is not collecting as much as it should: 4th in shots on goal (32.8), but at the moment only 18th in terms of goals scored (3.0). Returning to Florida, however, all that glitters is not gold, because the Panthers scored 9 points, but it took them 7 games, and at the moment they have more goals conceded (24) than scored (23), a figure that is not at all encouraging even if we are only at the beginning.
Metropolitan Division: Carolina seen little, but remains the antagonist of NYR in our opinion
Even i New Jersey Devils they have played a lot, already 8 games, and with 11 points they are leading the division in which however they remain the NY Rangers the favourites, 2nd with 9 points, but with only 5 games played for a team that has conceded only 10 goals against 24 goals scored. They try to start well and make a change after the last few negative seasons, i Washington Capitals.
Here they are disappointing Pittsburgh Penguins who concede 4.4 goals per evening (31st in the NHL), but also the Carolina Hurricanes even though he has played little so far (only 4 games). The defense remains a strong point, 10th in goals conceded (2.8), but 2nd best in shots conceded (23.5), and is also average in Penalty Kill numbers. In our opinion, here Carolina remains the most interesting team for the final victory of Metropolitan, even if the bookmakers only put it in 3rd place, with a pre-post odds @4.33, compared to the @2.70 of the Rangers and the @2.75 of the Devils.
NHL Week 3 Hockey Predictions
Central Division: Can the Jets bother the Stars? Colorado in trouble
We move on to the Western Conference, to the Central Division where there is a head-to-head between Winnipeg Jets e Dallas Stars in command, both at 10 points, even if Dallas has played one game more than Winnipeg, with the Canadians having a perfect record so far with 5-0-0 (5 wins, all in regulation time). In the last 2 home victories the Jets have scored 14 total goals, 2nd best attack in the NHL at the moment, but also 3rd best defense with 1.6 goals conceded on average, although Connor Hellebuyck is working overtime in goal as the Jets concede 29.4 shots on goal against opponents (20th). Dallas was the favorite on the eve, and still remains so according to the odds, thanks to an excellent defense (3rd with 1.5 goals conceded on average), but the attack has insufficient numbers at the moment: 22nd in goals (2.8), 28 ° in shots (26.0) and 29th also in Power Play (11.1%).
The new franchise, Utah Hockey Team, started his adventure in the NHL in a great way, scoring 9 points thanks to a 4-1-1 record which allows him to stay ahead of even the Minnesota Wild at the moment. In all of this the notable absentees are Colorado Avalanche. The books still have them 3rd in the antepost odds for the division win, but they are currently second to last with a 2-4-0 record, and only the Nashville Predators they do worse with a 0-0-5 start.
Pacific Division: Calgary’s flames heat up the race. Edmonton doesn’t change pace
Here in command we have i Calgary Flames who have collected 9 points in 5 games, 1 more than others LA Kings vs. Seattle Krakendespite the chasers we played 6 games, as did the Vegas Golden Knight which are at 7 points.
Those who started off decidedly worse than last year are the Vancouver Canucks, who however in the last 2 outings have recovered with 2 important victories away in the East (Florida and Philadelphia). Him too Edmonton Oilers they recovered with 2 wins after the first 3 defeats, a double success against teams currently bottom of their respective divisions (Philadelphia and Nashville), given that McDavid and his teammates then lost 1-4 in the next outing, the big match with Dallas . In short, things are not going well for Edmonton which risks a handicap start just like last year.
Betting Trends: Flames best team for bettors
In the last week of NHL play we have seen a good prevalence of games from Over, 53.3% compared to 46.7% of games below the total goals line proposed by bookmakers, therefore by Under.
Who is the best team to bet on? The Calgary Flames, who with +4.23 profit units they are confirmed from last week, but the perfect Winnipeg Jets are also behind here, while in 3rd place the Washington Capitals are the first surprise, but it is still very early to draw conclusions here.
NHL moneyline performance
Among the worst, the San Jose Sharks are a disaster again this year, they lost all the first 6 games and the calculation is simple, -6.0 units. We have already anticipated the problems of Nashville, another team that has always been beaten so far (0-5) and then there are the Buffalo Sabers who with a record of 2-5 have cost bettors -3.3 units. To complete the “flop” 5 we find Colorado and Edmonton which we have already talked about, and which are obviously also making the bettors who are betting on their shots that are struggling to arrive pay.
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We also see the first updates on individual statistics of players and goalkeepers. At the achieved level Nikita Kucherov he immediately takes center stage with 7 goals, while the assist man ranking is monopolized by two Avalanche stars: Cale Makar e Natahn MacKinnon. Makar is also first in total points (12), in a top-5 where we find another Avs, Mikko Rantanen (11). With a team like that, and with numbers like that, one wonders how Colorado started so slowly (obviously the answer is the terrible defensive approach as we said before).
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NHL Hockey Weekly Big Matches (October 21-27)
NHL MONDAY OCTOBER 21
The week starts with only one match scheduled, a Monday with little action, even if the only match is a very interesting clash in Canada between Toronto Maple Leafs-Tampa Bay Lightning.
NHL TUESDAY OCTOBER 22
Full day, on the night in which the NBA basketball season also begins, the NHL presents 16 games, with all the teams on the ice. The most interesting matches are: Florida Panthers-Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils-Tampa Bay Lightning (back to back on the road and also tough for Tampa), Edmonton Oilers-Carolina Hurricanes and to closeVegas Golden Knights-LA Kings.
NHL WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23
Alternation between days full of matches and others with only one match scheduled, like Wednesday night, where the games are only played in the capital with Washington Capitals-Philadelphia Flyers.
NHL THURSDAY OCTOBER 24
We return to 9 games scheduled, and among the most interesting we have suffered Tampa Bay Lightning-Minnesota Wildwith the Bolts returning home after the back to back, but this will be a very busy week for the Tampa franchise. Not to be missed NY Rangers-Florida Panthers e Boston Bruins-Dallas Starsclashes between teams hoping to aspire to the final victory this year. Intriguing too Utah Hockey Team-Colorado Avalanche and in closing we have Calgary Flames-Carolina Hurricanes.
NHL FRIDAY OCTOBER 25
Among the 4 scheduled matches, perhaps the most interesting is New Jersey Devils-NY Rangers, but honestly we are very curious to see Edmonton Oilers-Pittsburgh Penguins, clash between two great teams, with big names on their rosters, but who have started badly this year, especially Edmonton.
NHL SATURDAY OCTOBER 26
Always a packed Saturday with the NHL starting with a couple of matinees, even at a convenient Italian time for those who want to follow them, even if it’s not the best show with Buffalo Sabres-Detroit Red Wings e Philadelphia Flyers-Minnesota Wild. They would have been much better Boston Bruins-Toronto Maple Leafsbig match a East, e Calgary Flames-Winnipeg Jetstruth challenge between contenders in the West, but both games are played from 1 am onwards.
NHL SUNDAY OCTOBER 27
The week ends with 4 Sunday matches, starting with Detroit Red Wings-Edmonton Oilers. To follow Philadelphia Flyers-Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils-Anaheim Ducks e Colorado Avalanche-Ottawa Senators.
Antepost Odds: the latest updates on the Stanley Cup
Finally, let’s also look at the latest updates of the antepost odds boards for the final victory of the Stanley Cupthe most coveted NHL hockey trophy.
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